The State of Hawaii's Department of Transportation have announced two new major highway repair projects, one on Kalanianaole Highway in East Oahu and one on Kamehameha Highway in Waipio and Mililani. DOT officials stated that it has been nearly 30 years since a comprehensive repair project occurred on Kalanianaole Highway between West Hind Drive and hanauma Bay. The work is nearly 15 years overdue, and it will take about $14 million to repair the 21 lane-miles of road. Work in East Oahu will take place from West Hind Drive to Hawaii Kai Drive 9 a.m to 3 p.m. and from Hawaii Kai to Hanauma Bay Road 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays. The project should be completed by February 2016.
The Kamehameha Highway repair project will cost about $13.3 million and will stretch from Ka Uka Boulevard to Waihau Street. Work will commence from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on weekdays. This project should be completed by the summer of 2016. Jadine Urasaki, the Department of Transportation's director for capital improvement projects, stated, "Working through these corridors is often very unpopular due to the inevitable inconveniences that they create. However, we all know that it has to get done."
Source: Honolulu Star Advertiser, 6-19-2014, www.staradvertiser.com
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